2019 Morehead State Eagles football team
The 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team represents Morehead State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Rob Tenyer and play their home games at Jayne Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| 2019 record | 5–7 (3–5 PFL) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tony Brinson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Jayne Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Eagles were picked to finish tied for ninth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| Valparaiso | ||
Preseason All-PFL teams
The Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]
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Offense Second team Jarin Higginbotham – WR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Union (KY)* | ESPN+ | W 44–7 | 6,156 | |||
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Illinois State* | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 11,256 | |||
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky Christian* |
| ESPN+ | W 73–34 | 7,133 | ||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Murray State* | ESPN+ | L 7–59 | 11,921 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson |
| ESPN+ | L 31–42 | 4,944 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | ESPN+ | W 30–22 | 1,433 | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Butler |
| ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 9,244 | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | MC22 | L 17–36 | 2,134 | |||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton |
| ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 4,358 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 1,477 | |||
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego | WCC Network | L 20–52 | 1,898 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson |
| ESPN+ | L 16–31 | 2,134 | ||
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Game summaries
Union (KY)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
at Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 16 Redbirds | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Kentucky Christian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Knights | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Eagles | 21 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 73 |
at Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Racers | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
at Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Toreros | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hatters | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
References
- "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "2019 Morehead State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
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